When God Speaks

“Then the Lord said to Joshua…” Joshua 6:2 God’s voice breaks through the silence. In the tense moments before the battle of Jericho, as the Israelites face an seemingly insurmountable obstacle, God speaks. This simple phrase, “Then the Lord said to Joshua,” is packed with profound significance for us today.…

Don’t Claim What Isn’t Yours

“Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.’” Joshua 6:2 God’s promises are not a blank check. In our enthusiasm to exercise faith, it’s easy to fall into the trap of “naming and claiming” anything we…

The Walls Before Us

“Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.” Joshua 6:1 What do you see when you look at the walls before you? For the Israelites standing at the threshold of the Promised Land, the walls of Jericho…

We Have History

“When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over…

Stones of Remembrance

In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to…